In her study “China Is Studying How to Hack and Crash Our Power Grids”, Erika Lengerova went through a long list if research papers from China, focusing on the structure and weaknesses of foreign power grids. What first might have looked like a benign scientific or engineering focused research, felt increasingly like a process to sniff out weaknesses in digital infrastructure that powers modern electricity grids in the US and Europe.
Episode 1: Weakness in the grids
Erika Lengerova studied Chinese research papers, focusing on modern US and European power grid infrastructure.
Aug 14, 2025
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Talking to researchers, activists, journalists and experts on the story of Chinese hacking operations, online influence, cyber surveillance and the countries attempt to shape the global internet in its image.
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